Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Jun 1933, p. 25

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telligible were ail lacking. instead, the môdeling, painting and drawing in both commercial art and fine art, demonstrated clarity. of thought, careful organization and an understanding of fine designs,' rhyýthm and the use of color. Although the academy does flot place great- cm- phasis upon drawing technique, ac- cording to Carl Scheffler, head of the school and director of. art. in the Ev-, anston .public .schools, neverth.eless technical skill was évident i n prac- ticaIliy ail of the exhibits. Its appear- ance in1 the painting of thle fine- year-old children in the Saturday, moriiiig junior 'classes wvas striking ini (eftiless. Display Versatility Ted Buck of Minmette, still in his teetis, represented ini the exhibit by hialf a dozen 'or more pieces of wvork of- hîgl quality, both 'drawing* and painting, serves to illustrate that -the aimi of. tle academiv is to (levelop pup1Ils sf) grouLaded in the fundament-. aIs that tliey can ap)lýY thiese funda- mentais to various styles of art. Ted. versatile in the highly decorative, the tlie moderi, if, lie becomnes a profes- si onal or commercial artist,. should be able to growv with his age and avoid tlhe stagnation, of a restritdpro or style.ritdpio "th[le approach to, teaching ini the acadeniv, accrding to Mr. Scheffler correspondIs to adva'~nced imetho<ls of scientific educationi and psychology. Abstractions painted by the young lieg iiiners and shlol%, iii the exhibit. explained how early these children lcarni, and iitlî whàt apparent ease tbecy absorb1 a knowledge. of the emo- tional powver of color,,rhiythm, line a (li pattern. By the time they are slightly more advanced in study, theyéý are capable of, assuming a problem.. suchi as the creation of a complicated back ground with simple figures in~ the foregroundl, and of carrying it out %vith originality and independence. Native figures before jungle scenes. exhibited by one class, made brilliantl and entertaining stories, and consti- tutcd. an exaniple of the 'problem", uavwuis, according to Loring Jiiske IPlay director, who is still accepting entries for the meet. jThis year the Skokie Country club h as inaugurateti a new individual1 season tennis membership. As a re- suit many newl players are joining the, rankg to augment>,the strength of the men's and women's teams which Promise to niake Skokie a lead- ing contender in, the' intet-club matches. The' Lloyd Hill family f rom the I3elden hotel ýin, Chicago bas, rented the W. B. Srnythe home at 43 Kenil- worth avenue, Kenilworth, for -the summer months. VERETT'S ,ne larget, most popular Resrt in Ethe.North Woodu. Fishing. bathing.. hboatlng. dancing.'eporty golf course. Wonderful food. Amerlean platn.. The gni est equIpped cottages, each wltb bath, h ot and cold tuhiIg wter. Inids tollets. aiad servIce. Reduced rates. irite toda.v te T,Q Ufuror,!agie n#uv r, Ihé...a NORTON PALMER, Ju$"t 6 miutes t erî via New Ambdssadýo idg 350 ROOMS FRtom. SONGrWLF Personoi Direction. PRESTON [jNORTON PA TRONIZE Ou R A D VERTIZERS Hedman and Catherine riedl from Hubbard Woods -1 Schoenbrun; from Wilmette-ji Clemients and Marjorie. Weflîer. CHICAGO TRANSLATE 6000 FOR 23 YEARS CHICAGO'S AND NORTH SHORES LARGEST AND) OUTSTANDING CLEANERS 5ood ~ w *You'I Like the Way W. Care. For LINEN and SILK Suits Silk and lijnen suits eaued, proesed an~d reshaped by oui own method are remarkably i m p r o v e d. OnIy propea. handling eau satisfactorily re- v new their appearance. . Whif. FlanMeis for Comfort Wh.e.fannel and 'serge- garments must Le immaculately edeaiintaial trnes. Our fine workmanshipý re- conditions, them atlitile cost.

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